Friday Brain Drain
Because infections come when you don't drain the ooze away...
- With gas prices rising quickly, $0.40 last 30 days, people around the world hating us, the crazy things we do with food, our whole "Better than thou" attitude as a Country, I think we are finally beginning to understand what it's like to be French. Now, if only we'd run from war and remove our troops from overseas and then we'd be all set to run the French flag up the pole.
- I saw the movie Brick and it was completely different than what I thought. But in spite of that, I thought it was a very interesting premise. Still, why did the guy keep going back to get his ass kicked? Over and over and over and over.... I alos saw the movie How to Make An American Quilt. All I could think of was Queen of Fractal Beauty... LOL, how funny is that?
- One thing I've noticed working where I do, growing old is mandatory, almost a requirement for some people to age faster than others. But the growing up part, that is what escapes a whooooole lot of people here. Why is it that a 55 year old man has the same attitude as a 15 year old? Just makes me want to smack him and send him to his room to think about it...
- I don't know what is worse. The fact that there is an actual Soup Nazi, that Jerry Seinfeld did a whole episode about him, or that I'm blogging about there actually being one and that Jerry Seinfeld did a whole episode about him. It's like watching yourself on TV, watching yourself on TV, watching yourself...... I think I broke the space-time continuum. Where's the Doctor when you need him?
- Why don't they make tools out of kevlar? It's supposedly so tough. I want to see a pair of channel lock pliers that the kids use to tighten up something on their car, toss in the grass, leave all summer, find them by running them over with the lawnmower and still be able to use again with no rusting involved. Go ahead plastics God, impress me.
- I have big feet. No mystery there, I'm a big guy, I have big feet. Why is it that when I call stores that are supposedly in business to sell shoes to people with big feet, everyone is incredulous that I would want my size shoe. Let's just say that for some reason, the average shoe store sells a size 13 or 14 maximum. WTF? Aren't you a sports shoe store? Don't you cater to big footsied people like myself? Looks like the caterer forgot the roast beef but remembered the shrimp...
- Myanmar. Shit. Let's just send in handguns to the people and they can get their own relief from the Dick-tators who are running the place. Nuf said.
- Danica Patrick. Charles Buckman. Woman driver or stupid guy? Ehhh... I vote for the stupid guy. Who else would walk into traffic, especially cars that are built to go 200 MPH+...
- I read an investment article about the financial condition of the US today. His advice for those who have money to invest? Buy food. His predictions are that the cost of food will skyrocket in the next six months to a year and that money invested in food today, will be money saved x2 tomorrow. Interesting take on economics. I guess you'd technically be offsetting a large percentage of cost by stocking up the larder, more so than the 3 or 4 percent you'd get on a CD at the bank. So, I'm going to take my economic stimulus package and hike it to the store for some major stocking up. I'm going to retire on food futures in my own cupboard!
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Have a great night :)
I should add that I don't have any money. I invested all of it in dinner three hours ago.
One of the many reasons I am self employed and now work at home.
You know, just yesterday I was thinking to myself that this makes the Katrina relief effort look like a well oiled highly efficient machine.
I heard someone say that on CNBC the other day. Must have been the same guy. Too bad I do the bulk of my shopping along the perimeter of the store. That stuff doesn't keep. (But as long as the electricity doesn't go out I've got all the meat I can eat!)
Point is, if you're rich enough, you can get somebody like him to create a last for your shoe needs: sporting, casual, dress. Then, you shop around to have someone actually build a shoe from it (pretty designs by elite fashionistas costs extra). It was easy for my dad's past clients because they were major sports figures (ch-ching and probably a tax write-off).
I can actually say I've walked in Shaquille O'Neal's footsteps -- my dad had his feet cast. :D
ps: I asked my dad what size they were and he looked at me like I fell out of the ceiling. He doesn't "deal in sizes." La tee da.